Recently, while I was visiting New York for the first time in years, I went to the footprints of what was once the World Trade Center buildings. Truth be told, like a lot of people, I didnt want to go to the city much after 9/11, not because of fear but because I didnt want to visit the site of the World Trade Center, and I couldnt have gone to the city in good conscience without doing so. But I just couldnt bring myself to go. Not for years. But this summer, I finally went. I saw the memorial, the pools theyve made. If you havent seen them in person, you should. They are stunning works of art that capture the tragedy, and also what was *before* the tragedy, perfectly. Visiting was a moving experience, to put it mildly, and Im glad I finally went. It resolved some old issues for me that were floating like wreckage debris for too long. *********** Its always shocking to me the way humans seem to convince one another of certain points of view when in groups. Its like the game of telephone but for ideology, and its something Ive forever found disturbing. Its a large part of why Im a recluse, and why I have near-zero faith in humanity to ever evolve beyond this phase of 95% animal, 5% reasoning being. 97/3? 99/1? Nevermind, numbers are irrelevant at this point. When I visited the World Trade Center memorial, I went with full awareness that we (humanity) are already wandering in the forest that is WWIII. Though the history books will dictate when this third world war specifically began, I believe that weve been in it for some time already. As a person who does not believe in war, except for in cases where true justice ... that is, balance in the universe ... is at stake, I hate this world, which is constantly hanging in the balance of our own propensity for pursuits of power at any cost. To me, war just means the deaths of innocents and especially children, and its disgusting. Intolerable and undigestible. I dont know how we all walk around knowing deep down what this world is really about. I always stand on the fence of wanting to remain intellectually active regarding world affairs and political concerns ... philosophy ... whatever term you like ... and moving away from it all, giving up entirely, and being a total intellectual hermit, giving up writing altogether, giving up faith in transcendental evolution, etc., etc. But Im trapped in limbo by my current circumstances ... circumstances that are clearly beyond my control ... and Im quite sure there are few people who know precisely how that feels. So all I can do is offer this song, which I think captures an unfortunate mentality rather well. It always makes me think of 9/11. Good day, all.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:53:08 +0000
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